That is not a Chevrolet it's a Jimmy.

That's not the same vehicle, different color, different wheels, different stance.
But you're right in that's it's a GMC like this one and they call it a Chevy. Actually they are the same as the Chevy except the GMC used BOP engines and the badges.

Cadillac has built some ugly experiments...

"That's not the same vehicle, different color, different wheels, different stance."
Of course it isn't. What made you think it was supposed to be?

"Cadillac has built some ugly experiments... "
How did the magnificent NART-Zagato get on that list?

The Cellar: Where agreeing with somebody sounds like an argument.

I spoke out of my ass. It plainly says GMC on it. Forgive me.

Go forth and sin no more.

That NART is nothing original, could be a Aston, Alfa Montreal, Maserati Indy, even a Jag XKS, or a Pacer the fat lady sat on. :vomit:

I hereby nominate fargon for Cellar Confessor.

In stead, it's an Eldorado.

66 Ford...

Looks like Musk's inspiration.

Hah! Don't it, though?

I guess they were cutting the number of buses to pay WW I reparations so added more decks.

Tippy

That thing would be a nightmare in a crosswind.

I just noticed it's a C cab, not much weather protection for the driver.

Underground utilities.

Easier for the driver to Bail Out.

Sign on the upper decks:

5 two barrels was displaced with easier to control 3-2s then 4 barrels finally injection. But they looked way cool.

Syncing those carburetors would be a nightmare.

That's why removing the idle and low speed jets from the four outboard carbs is the best bet. Then sync the best you can and tell everyone it's your secret progressive set up. :haha:

I've seen a Unisyn used on a European engine with two carbs and the owner said he was happy with it, but I don't know if he actually knew what he was doing or not. As I understand it the Unisyn measures air flow and depends on jet size for proper fuel to match.

I linked to that simple device because it worked wonderfully on a Bristol 100D with three Solexes I had for many years.

That's good to know. We see so many gadgets on the market that promise the world but are crap, it's nice to get first hand experience to go by.

Bristol 100D, that's one of them foreign jobs, I'll have to notify ICE to administer the pledge of allegiance.
Just kidding you Jim, my brother races Mazdas, and is on the National Board of the SCCA representing the New England Reagion. :lol:

These are sweet, I've driven a few and had one for a short time. Civilized, comfy and quiet. The last 2 years were hard to get because the FBI and Secret Service snapped them up by the trainload.

Want to break it so you can justify buying a new one? I've got just the thing...

just look at that car

would you look at that?

I didn't know about all those specialty fuels.
Le Mans could be expensive.
Or the Cannonball.

The Grand National? They are classy, comfy, quiet, and your mother would be pleased. They are also quick, the last two years were hard to come by because the Secret Service and FBI were buying them by the droves. I had one for a very short time.

The Irishman - everyone talks about the amazing cast of actors and the de-aging tech but the real amazing cast they put together are the cars, especially that Hudson Hornet

https://www.imcdb.org/m1302006.html

The 50's and 60's cars are easy to find, the 70's get a little tougher because they're not as collectible and they rusted away at the drop of a hat. I say 50's and 60's are easy to find, that doesn't mean it would be easy to talk the collector into loaning it to a studio. :headshake It would take a pile of money and bulletproof insurance. I saw several of those Hudsons last summer, I'm fond of them because a '51 Hudson gave me my first ride over 100 mph. :D

Surely at some point it becomes more financially feasible to just build a replica?

It would be very unusual for a particular car to be necessary for a movie, maybe the story of Henry Ford or Tucker, even a sequel would only have to be close. Now with CGI they can fake almost everything. ;)

How about all those fiberglass T-Buckets running around?

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Basic...BoCEegQAvD_BwE

When you really don't want to see golf ball size hail:
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/...tEWpdBnRtyNc2E

Fine if you want to make a movie about hot rod T-buckets.

Is there anything else?

Yes, plenty of period pieces like The Irishmen.

Or this movie.

The Irishman...Ever seen a mob movie? Save yerself 3½ hours. Outside of the aging/de-aging effects, The Irishman is every mob movie ever made.

The aging/de-aging effects are impressive at times, though.

Also, Robert De Niro's character is 6'4" tall. De Niro is about 5'8", tops.

Zoom...

Not since the Ferrari hit 2nd gear...

Who wins second gear is a pretty good fight.

Who wins the second turn...not so much.

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That modified 454 Chevelle would walk on the Ferrari in a straight line.
But turns... fugetaboutit.

The Ferrari has about half the weight.

And traction control.

The heavy Chevy might indicate 60 on the speedo first, but the prancing horse will be doing sixty first.

But the Chevy is dead sexy.

Ferrari's trump card has always been when it got up to speed it didn't have to slow down regardless of what the road did... if the driver had the chops.

This is true.

And a really good firesuit.:lol2:

Factory approved '66 Mustang pick-ups...

Fortunately these never saw production...

I guess everybody needs a hobby...

I'm sure RockAuto has parts for that.

Mercedes-Benz does.

The 300 SL is probably as influential an automobile as ever produced.
You have to think of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson.
The "'68" is unlikely since the coupe was available from 1954 t0 '57 and the roadster from '57 to '63.
Sometime around 1967, one of the owners of the neighborhood liquor store bought a roadster. When I admired it, he tossed me the keys and said "Bring it back in an hour or two." A friend and I did enjoy that ride.
It has always stuck in my mind how wide the thresholds were:

https://germancarsforsaleblog.com/wp...r3-570x382.png

Another threshold pic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M...d_interior.jpg

Whoops, misread the year, '61 works.

True dat. Leno says they have, or will re-make, every single part since whenever.

Yes it was barn stashed in '68 with 75 k miles. I'd love to see a picture of it when it was put away.

Well, that surprises me. But I approve. I wonder if they pass along the full costs of the manufacturing old parts.